(134340) Pluto
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Feb 2026	15.1	35.450 AU	36.383 AU	20h27m	-23°02'	18.6°	0.5°
Opposition	26 Jul 2026	14.9	35.564 AU	34.551 AU	20h29m	-23°25'	175.7°	0.1°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Pluto are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2470716
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 39.3398536
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.17579
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.33624
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 113.17584
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 53.10668
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.47266
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 15.75198
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 246.75            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   20 27 43.1   -23 02 57    36.383   35.450   18.6    0.5   245   15.1 
2026-02-11 06:57 UT   20 27 45.4   -23 02 51    36.382   35.450   18.9    0.5   245   15.1 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   20 27 50.9   -23 02 37    36.379   35.450   19.6    0.5   245   15.1 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   20 27 58.7   -23 02 18    36.374   35.451   20.6    0.6   246   15.1 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   20 28 06.5   -23 01 59    36.368   35.452   21.5    0.6   246   15.1 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   20 28 14.3   -23 01 40    36.363   35.452   22.5    0.6   247   15.1 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   20 28 21.9   -23 01 21    36.357   35.453   23.4    0.6   247   15.1 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   20 28 29.6   -23 01 02    36.351   35.454   24.4    0.7   248   15.1 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   20 28 37.2   -23 00 44    36.345   35.454   25.4    0.7   248   15.1 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   20 28 44.8   -23 00 26    36.338   35.455   26.4    0.7   248   15.1 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   20 28 52.3   -23 00 08    36.331   35.456   27.3    0.7   249   15.1 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   20 28 59.7   -22 59 50    36.324   35.457   28.3    0.8   249   15.1 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   20 29 07.1   -22 59 33    36.317   35.457   29.3    0.8   249   15.1 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   20 29 14.5   -22 59 16    36.309   35.458   30.2    0.8   249   15.1 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   20 29 21.8   -22 58 59    36.301   35.459   31.2    0.8   250   15.1 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   20 29 29.0   -22 58 43    36.293   35.459   32.2    0.9   250   15.1 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   20 29 36.2   -22 58 27    36.285   35.460   33.1    0.9   250   15.1 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   20 29 43.3   -22 58 11    36.276   35.461   34.1    0.9   250   15.1 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   20 29 50.3   -22 57 55    36.267   35.461   35.1    0.9   250   15.1 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   20 29 57.3   -22 57 40    36.258   35.462   36.1    0.9   251   15.1 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   20 30 04.2   -22 57 25    36.249   35.463   37.0    1.0   251   15.1 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   20 30 11.1   -22 57 11    36.239   35.463   38.0    1.0   251   15.1 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   20 30 17.8   -22 56 56    36.229   35.464   39.0    1.0   251   15.1 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   20 30 24.6   -22 56 42    36.219   35.465   39.9    1.0   251   15.2 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   20 30 31.2   -22 56 29    36.209   35.466   40.9    1.0   251   15.2 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   20 30 37.8   -22 56 15    36.199   35.466   41.9    1.1   252   15.2 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   20 30 44.3   -22 56 02    36.188   35.467   42.8    1.1   252   15.2 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   20 30 50.7   -22 55 50    36.177   35.468   43.8    1.1   252   15.2 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   20 30 57.0   -22 55 37    36.166   35.468   44.8    1.1   252   15.2 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   20 31 03.3   -22 55 25    36.155   35.469   45.8    1.1   252   15.2 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   20 31 09.5   -22 55 14    36.143   35.470   46.7    1.2   252   15.2 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   20 31 15.6   -22 55 02    36.131   35.470   47.7    1.2   252   15.2 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.